12-01-2008, 01:55 PM
The county from what I've learned does allow "caretaker" houses on ag land and in subdivisions such as Leilani Estates.
The other issue are the subdivision's CC&R's. Each usually have specific requirements as to min sq footage.
How a subdivision regulates its landowners is another issue altogether. Seems to me there a lots of homes going up that are not following HOA restrictions. I find that most of the CC&R's are could stand some updating. Leilani restricts heights to 18' (they said the CC&R's were a boilerplate from Kona side so the restriction had more to do with not blocking your neighbhor's view of the ocean. Leilani is not ocean front property so this makes absolutely no sense.
Also not to confuse the matter....did you know that many CC&R's have language that state that to amend the bylaws it takes a majority vote of 10% of the owners? NOT A MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL MEMBERS. BUT JUST 10%. And it can be done via mail in ballot. So if a subdivison had 1000 parcels it would take 51 people to vote in a change. (10% of 1000 is 100 and 51 is the majority.)
I would love to see some of the subdivisions revisit their CC&R's and consider updating them.
Jane
The other issue are the subdivision's CC&R's. Each usually have specific requirements as to min sq footage.
How a subdivision regulates its landowners is another issue altogether. Seems to me there a lots of homes going up that are not following HOA restrictions. I find that most of the CC&R's are could stand some updating. Leilani restricts heights to 18' (they said the CC&R's were a boilerplate from Kona side so the restriction had more to do with not blocking your neighbhor's view of the ocean. Leilani is not ocean front property so this makes absolutely no sense.
Also not to confuse the matter....did you know that many CC&R's have language that state that to amend the bylaws it takes a majority vote of 10% of the owners? NOT A MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL MEMBERS. BUT JUST 10%. And it can be done via mail in ballot. So if a subdivison had 1000 parcels it would take 51 people to vote in a change. (10% of 1000 is 100 and 51 is the majority.)
I would love to see some of the subdivisions revisit their CC&R's and consider updating them.
Jane